Ventilated container



Jan. 26, 1932. J. w KIECKIHEFIER VENTILATED CONTAINER Filedv June 11, 1928 INVENTOR.

TORNEY' WM, @MLZ lt atented dan Eh, T932 JOHN W. KTECKHEFER, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR T KIECKHEFER CON- TAINER 00., OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF MAINE VENTILATED CONTAINER Application filed June 11,

This invention relates to improvements in ventilated containers.

Tn shipping products such as fruit berries, and the like, it is necessary to have a container which will allow proper ventilation to prevent the articles from deteriorating during transportation. Containers which are provided with apertures in the cover have been in common use. This type, as ordinarily constructed, is objectionable, because of the fact that in stacking the containers one upon another, the apertures in the cover are necessarily covered over, obstructing the passage of air to the interior of the container.

Tt is one of the objects of this invention to provide an improved ventilated container in which thorough ventilation is insured even where the containers are stacked in shipment.

llt is a further object of this invention to provide a container, the sides of which are lower than the ends and are provided with notched flanges to allow ventilation below the cover.

Tt is a further object of this invention to M provide a container having an apertured cover and having raised portions on said cover to separate the container from the one above when they are stacked for shipment. This feature prevents obstruction of the apertures in the cover and insures a circulation of air between the latter apertures and the notches in the side flanges.

Tt is a further object of this invention to provide a container which is simple in construction, and is well adapted for the purpose described.

With the above and other objects in view. the invention consists of the improved ven tilated container, and all its parts and combinations as set forth in the claims, and all equivalents thereof.

Tn the accompanying drawings, in which the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views:

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view through the container;

Fig. 2 is a plan View of the container, parts being broken away;

Fig 3 is a side view thereof; and

1928. Serial No. 284,391.

Fig. 4 is a sectional View taken on line 4 4= of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, the body portionof the container is constructed of a suitable material, such as cardboard, and comprises a bottom section 8, end sections 9 and 10, having ventilating openings 9 and 10 therein, and side sections 11 and 12. The end sections are reinforced by frames 13 of rigid material such as Wood. Flanges 14 on the end sections 9 and 10 bend over the frames 13.

The sides 11 and 12 are scored on lines 15, the lines of scoring being lower than the upper edges of the end sections. The upper corners of the side sections are cut out, as at 16, leaving flanges 17 which are bent inwardly at an angle. The flanges are formed along their edge portions with a plurality of ventilating notches 18.

A cover 19 is provided with ventilating apertures 20 and has its ends rolled upon itself, as at 21, to form raised portions which separate the container from the one above when the containers are stacked. The cover is secured in place by driving nails 22 through the rolled-over portions 21 and into the upper portions of frames 13. When the cover is in position, its sides rest on the notched edges of the flanges 17, the flanges extending inwardly at an angle, due to the fact that the line of fold is lower than the upper edges of the end members 9 and 10, and said flanges,

yielding when the cover is in place so that there is a positive engagement between the edges of the flanges and the cover. This novel feature permits air to enter the notches and to circulate through the container to the apertures in the cover and in the end members.

The rolled-over ends 21 of the cover not only separate the container from the one above to allow ventilation through the cover apertures 20, but also permit the cover to bulge outwardly in the center without interfering with stacking. This bulging frequent 1y occurs when the contents is of such volume as to necessitate the springing of the lid into place when securing the same to the container.

It is obvious that strips of wood may be the purpose described.

What I claim is:

1. A container comprising a body portion and cover, said body portion having an edge formed with an inwardly and angularly extending flange having ventilating openings therein, and said cover engaging the edge of said flange when the container is closed, to

form an angular air space between said angularly extending flange and the cover.

2. A container comprising a body portion and cover, said body portion having an upper edge formed with an inwardly and angularly extending yielding flange having ventilating openings therein, and said cover positively engaging the upper edge of the yielding flange, to form a tight closure and also an angular air space between said angularly extending flange and the cover.

3. A container comprising a body portion and cover, one side of said body portion being lower than the adjacent sides, and said side being formed with an inwardly and angularly extending apertured flange, the cover engaging the upper edge of the flange when the container is closed, there being an angular air space formed between said angularly extending flange and the cover.

4. A container comprising a body portion and cover, one side of said body portion being lower than the adjacent sides and said side being formed with an inwardly and angular- 1y extending flange having V-shaped notches in its upper edge, the cover engaging the upper edge of the flange when the container is closed, to form an angular air space between said angularly extending flange and the cover.

5. A container comprising a body portion having pairs of opposite sides and a cover, one pair of said opposite sides of said body portion being lower than the other pair of said opposite sides and beingiformed with inwardly and angularly extending yielding flanges having ventilating openings therein, and said cover positively engaging the upper edges of the yielding flanges, to form a tight closure and also an angular air space between said angularly extending flange and thecover.

6. A container, comprising a body portion and cover, said body portion having an upper edge formed with an inwardly and angularly extending flange having ventilating openings therein, and said cover being formed with apertures therein and with raised portions to form a ventilating space between the plane of the cover and the plane of the upper surfaces of the raised portions, and said cover engaging the upper edges of the side flange when the container is closed to form an angular air space between said angularly extending flange and the cover, said angular air space, the openings in the flange, and the apertures in the cover providing for a circulation of air through the container.

7. A container comprising a body portion having pairs of opposite sides and a cover, said body portion having one pair of said opposite sides lower, than the other pair of said opposite sides and formed with inwardly and angularly extending yielding flanges having ventilating openings therein, and said cover being formed with apertures and having opposite rolled-over end portions to form a ventilating space between the plane of the cover and the plane of the upper surfaces of the rolled-over portions, and said cover engaging the upper edges of the side flanges when the container is closed to form an angular air space between said angularly extending flangaand the cover, said angular air space, the openings in the flanges, and the apertures in the cover providing for a circulation of air through the container.

8. A container comprising a body portion and cover, said body portion having an edge formed with an inwardly and angularly extending flange, said cover engaging the edge of said flange when the container is closed to form an angular air space between said angularly extending flange and the cover, one of said engaging portions having means providing for an air passageway between said flange and said cover to the interior of the container. 4

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

JOHN W. KIECKHEFER. 

